‘Chasing North American Monsters’: Beasts and Bogeymen in the Spotlight

Jason Offutt offers a jolly parade of creatures from cryptozoology, folklore, and paranormal legend.
‘Chasing North American Monsters’: Beasts and Bogeymen in the Spotlight
"North American Monsters" by Jason Orfutt gives a lively overview of creatures and beasts of North America. Llewellyn Publications
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Who doesn’t love a great monster? Whether it is an oversized snarling beast with humongous fangs and rapier-sharp claws, or a terrifying humanoid moving eerily between the worlds of the living and the dead, there is something gloriously entertaining about the prospect of unsuspecting people getting chased by these scary beings—provided this mayhem remains safely enclosed within the realms of folklore, fiction, and film.

However, many people believe monsters are not figments of the imagination. They maintain that monsters move through waterways, forests, and mountains. The natural settings might seem placid from a distance, but supposedly conceal a potpourri of sinister and savage entities hiding in plain sight.

Phil Hall
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Phil Hall is the author of 11 books, the host of the syndicated radio talk show “Nutmeg Chatter,” the editor of Weekly Real Estate News, the co-editor of Cinema Crazed, and a writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, New York Daily News, Hartford Courant, Wired, The Hill, Jerusalem Post, Cowboys & Indians, Film Threat, and Wrestling Inc.